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The American Dream

• Major U.S. Cities Race To “Re-Fund The Police” As Utter Lawlessness Reigns From Coast To Coast

  The great liberal experiment of “defunding the police” turned out to be a completely and utter disaster.  In major cities all over the United States, hundreds of millions of dollars of funding were stripped away from police departments...

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• Homelessness Is Becoming A Crisis Of Epic Proportions In The United States

  Can you imagine what it would be like to not have a home?  For many Americans, this is not something that they need to imagine because it is a daily reality.  Nobody knows for sure how many homeless individuals there are in this country, but recent...

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• A North Korean Defector Says That The Brainwashing In U.S. Schools Is Similar To The Brainwashing In North Korean Schools

  A long time ago, the left decided that one of the best ways to transform U.S. society would be to take over the education system, and that conquest is now complete.  From the very top to the very bottom, the left completely and utterly dominates...

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CNET

• Emmys 2021 nominations: Mare of Easttown, WandaVision and more - CNET

  This year's competition is stacked with hit shows, from The Queen's Gambit to The Mandalorian.

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• Score a Just Black Google Pixel 4 for 50% off today - CNET

  Google's phones last a good long while, so you can buy this one knowing it'll be great for a while.

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• More unemployment tax refunds coming soon. What to know about your IRS money - CNET

  Are you still waiting your tax refund on 2020 unemployment benefits? Got a July date on your tax transcript or an IRS TREAS 310 deposit? We've done the legwork so you don't have to.

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Dandelion Salad

• From Iowa Nice to Iowa Nazi: A Report from the Friendly Fascist Heartland, by Paul Street

  by Paul Street Writer, Dandelion Salad The Official Website of Paul Street, July 10, 2021 July 13, 2021 The sloppy fascist Donald Trump may no longer reside in the White House but he’s back on the hate rally campaign trail selling his big Hitlerian...

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• Haiti: From Neo-Colonialism to Neoliberal Brutality, by Yanis Iqbal + Caleb Maupin: Moise Killed: What is Really Happening in Haiti?

  by Yanis Iqbal Writer, Dandelion Salad Aligarh, India July 12, 2021 The 1697 Treaty of Ryswick legalized French control over the western third of the island of Hispaniola – a Spanish asset – under the name of Saint-Domingue. The colony...

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• Abby Martin: CIA Stories: Death Squads in Afghanistan

  Dandelion Salad “There’s no hope for accountability for past crimes or stopping future ones because the CIA and its militia forces operate in the dark.” — Abby Martin Empire Files on Jul 9, 2021 As the US Empire makes its major military...

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The Economic Collapse

• Plague Of Biblical Proportions: A Billion Sea Creatures Have Been Cooked To Death By The Blazing Heat

  Did you know that a billion sea creatures were just wiped out on the west coast?  And they did not die pleasantly.  The historic “heat dome” that hit the Northwest like a freight train literally cooked them to death.  Needless to say...

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• Millions Of Low Paying “Jobs” Are Available, But Most Americans Can’t Afford To Take Them

  There are more job openings in the United States than ever before, but the vast majority of the available “jobs” pay so little that most Americans don’t want them.  If working extremely long hours for some employer is not even going to...

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• The Mystery Plague That Is Killing Countless Birds In 9 States And Washington D.C. Has Gotten A Lot Worse

  Large numbers of birds are dropping dead from a “mystery disease” throughout much of the eastern half of the country, and scientists still have absolutely no idea why this is happening.  They have tested the dead birds for a whole host...

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Eurasia Review

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  Free Iran World Summit 2021: Installing Raisi As President A Sign Of Regime’s Final Stage – OpEd

  Saturday, July 10, was the start of the three-day Free Iran World Summit, which was held virtually. Participation included Iranians from around the globe, along with supporters of the resistance. In all, more than 50,000 locations in 105...

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  Before Balochi Insurgents, Imran Khan Needs To Talk To Army – OpEd

  t’s no secret that Pakistan army has been brutalising and terrorising the people of Balochistan ever since it illegally occupied this region in 1948. Those who think otherwise, just need google search “kill and dump policy” and perusal...

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  Australia’s Hermit Nation Strategy Unravels – OpEd

  Australia, like other island states, has had spells of isolationist fancy and hermit dispositions.  Protected by geography, distant and vast, the country’s first bit of legislation in 1901 was the Immigration Restriction Act.  This...

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Geoengineering Watch

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  Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, July 10, 2021, #309

  Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org The engineered incineration of western North America continues while record deluges douse and cool the Eastern US. Food crops are being decimated from both scenarios. How bad does the climate...

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  Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, July 3, 2021, #308

  Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Record heat, fires, smoke, hurricanes, floods and huge hail, how’s is your 4th of July holiday going? Western North America is yet again being baked and burned to the ground, and summer is just...

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  Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, June 26, 2021, #307

  Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Historically unprecedented record shattering heat is scheduled to yet again bake regions of western North America for an alarmingly long duration. Many portions of the superheated zones are...

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intelNews.org

• Moscow denounces ‘NATO propaganda’ as Albania probes alleged Russian spies

  THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT HAS accused media in Albania of channeling “propaganda”, as authorities in the Balkan country are investigating alleged military espionage by two Russian citizens. The case centers on DEFENDER Europe 21, a large-scale...

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• Most of the commandos who killed Haiti’s president were Colombians, police says

  NEARLY ALL MEMBERS OF the heavily armed commando team that killed Haiti’s President on July 7 were Colombian citizens, while several served in the military, according to the Haitian National Police.

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• German think-tank researcher arrested on suspicion of spying for Chinese intelligence

  A GERMAN POLITICAL SCIENTIST, who worked for years as a senior member of a prominent Munich-based think-tank, has been arrested by German authorities on suspicion of spying for Chinese intelligence.

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Joniopolis

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  The Chick Magnet

             There’s something about St. Bob that uninhibits women, shall we say.  I’ve seen women make passes at him on the freeway, in meetings, after performances we’ve attended, and once, when we brought some Christmas gifts...

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  What's That, You Say?

             Have you ever met someone who “hears what they want to hear”?  Yes, you have: Me.          A few years ago I asked a group of friends what they would do for a living, if they weren't whatever they are now.  One friend...

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  My Own Personal Bar Code

             I’ve told you how hilarious it is to shop with our daughter, Nicole. She can instantly make up funny titles for every top or pair of pants I pull from the rack.  That looks like Pocahontas meets the Cosby Show. That’s an I-Give-Up...

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Niqnaq

• WSWS (try to ignore the stupid bits)

  Beijing mounts a diplomatic counteroffensive against Washington’s aggressive stance Peter Symonds, WSWS, Jul 12 2021 President Xi addresses a gala show in Beijing ahead of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CCP, Jun 28 2021...

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• rick rozoff

  Turkish warplanes “neutralize” more Kurds in Iraq Rick Rozoff, AntiBellum, Jul 12 2021 Today’s Turkish press boastfully trumpets the fact that its nation’s jets have “neutralized” two more Kurds in northern Iraq. The Turkish...

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• stories from RT.com

  As Taliban runs riot in Afghanistan, new commander of withdrawing US & NATO troops vows to support ‘abandoned’ Afghan forces RT.com, Jul 13 2021 General Austin “Scott” Miller, commander of US forces and NATO’s Resolute Support...

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Inter Press ServiceInter Press Service

• At the UN, Climate Change & Security Must Be Tackled Together

  Could the next wars be triggered by climate change? Until recently, the question might have seemed like science fiction, but now it is very real. Ethiopia and Egypt are locked in an upward spiral of tensions over the Nile, as a combination of...

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• Papua New Guinea Battles COVID-19 and Health Workers’ Vaccine Scepticism

  CANBERRA, Australia – Papua New Guinea (PNG), like many other Pacific Island countries, successfully held COVID-19 at bay last year, aided by early shutting of national borders. However, by March this year, the pandemic was surging in...

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• “If Only the Fighting Would Stop “ A Sudanese Woman’s Wish

  With her bare hands, Roda clears debris and forages scraps from her wrecked teashop after attackers scorched Gumuruk, a town in the Greater Jonglei region where conflict frequently disrupts daily life and stifles progress. The 36-year-old...

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The Moderate Voice

• Facts Don’t Matter

  Facts still don’t matter. Perception does. Half a year after Donald Trump unwillingly stepped down from the Presidency, his lies and falsehoods are still accepted as facts by the vast majority of his acolytes. The most damaging of his lies...

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• GAME THEORY FOR DUMMIES

  At first, I thought Donald Trump was Jesse Ventura in a wig. Then I suspected that he was The Fat Hitler. Then for a brief moment, I wondered if The Donald was playing some sort of Game of Chicken where he theorized that a 245-year-old democracy...

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• LIMIT THE VOTE! (Cartoon)

  The post LIMIT THE VOTE! (Cartoon) appeared first on The Moderate Voice.

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Mother Jones

• Texas Dems to Biden, Congress: Show the Same Courage We’ve Shown to Protect Voting Rights

  Texas House Democrats—who fled the state in a bold move to halt the advancement of a sweeping voter suppression bill—urged the White House and Senate Democrats on Tuesday to pass federal voting rights legislation.  At a press conference...

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• Days After Threat from Biden, Major Ransomware Group Goes Dark

  A prolific ransomware group that was behind some of the year’s most prominent online attacks has gone dark—at least for now. Websites used by REvil, whose software is thought to have been used to target meat packer JBS in late May, and, more...

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• Democrats Promised “No Climate, No Deal.” But They Haven’t Decided What That Means.

  From a distance, they were a swarm of black and yellow— T-shirts, signs, and flat brim caps all fusing into an agitated squall near the White House on a steamy Friday morning in early June. More than 60 young activists wearing the uniform of...

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The Watchers - Editor's Picks

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  The U.S. experienced 8 billion-dollar disasters in the first six months of 2021

  The first six months of 2021 brought a total of 8 billion-dollar disasters to the United States, according to data provided by the NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Disasters. The 1980 - 2020 annual average is 7.1 events (CPI-adjusted)...

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  EF-2 tornado hits Dexter, leaving at least 150 homes damaged, Missouri

  An EF-2 tornado touched down on the west side of Dexter, Missouri on July 10, 2021, and moved through the city. This is the first EF-2 or stronger tornado in the month of July since 1971 across all 58 Paducah NWS forecast areas. At least 150 homes...

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  Massive red tide fish kill cleanup in St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida

  Several beaches around St. Petersburg and Tampa are closed due to harmful algal bloom (red tide) after the passage of Hurricane "Elsa," Live Storms Media noted in their latest video report. The National Weather Service has issued a special...

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WebMD Health

• Athletes Face Twice the Odds for A-Fib

  A new report finds athletes have a much higher risk of atrial fibrillation than non-athletes, and younger athletes have a higher risk than older athletes.

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• Immigrants Healthier Than Native-Born, But Advantage Fades

  Immigrants to the U.S. are healthier and have better health outcomes on average than native-born Americans, according to a new study in the journal Health Affairs.

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• The Marketing of Sports Recovery for Everyday Athletes

  In the emerging art and science of exercise recovery, the sophisticated marketing techniques of a multibillion-dollar industry can leave you wondering: Will this really help me recover from workouts?

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WhoWhatWhy

• Technology Boosts Efforts to Curb Tree Loss in Amazon: Study

  PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, surprising, troubling, enlightening, inspiring, or amusing. They appear on our site and in our daily newsletter. Please...

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• Farm to Factory: Big Ag’s Manure Machine, Part 2

  The USDA bets on farmers to lead the shift to net zero carbon emissions. Struggling with below-cost crop prices and industrial takeover, they have other things to worry about.

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• Can Facial Analysis Tech Help Create a Child-Safe Internet?

  PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, surprising, troubling, enlightening, inspiring, or amusing. They appear on our site and in our daily newsletter. Please...

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